Left without a trellis, vines will grow in any direction toward the sun. Much like climbing plants, new blood vessels need a guide too. In regenerative medicine research funded by the National Institu…
4D bioprinting makes the smallest synthetic blood vessels to date
Studying the behaviour of a single layer of cells, scientists realized that the two-dimensional approach was not enough. To this, they added a third dimension and 3D printed scaffolds for cells to pro…
Rice University initiates capillary growth with 3D printable gelatin hydrogel
Existing in their billions and responsible for exchanging water, oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue, capillaries are at the core of the human body. As such, recreation of these vessels…
3D printed vascular patch promotes blood vessel growth to address leading cause of death
Researchers from Boston University College of Engineering have developed a new method for treating ischemia, by 3D printing a vascular patch which encourages blood vessel growth. Ischemia relates to i…
Researchers from Oregon use 3D bioprinting to create blood vessels for alternative root canal treatment
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a process involving a bioprinter that can engineer blood vessels in extracted teeth. The findings are expected to have imp…